For the first time ever DH & DS went off to do the xmas food shop......I am still laughing...

[Megglevache]

...his parting words
"don't look worried Mrs MLV...I got this"

he spent almost £300

he bought amoungst other things
12 pack of kitchen roll
24 luxury toilet rolls- the type that are about 12 tog and will block up our feeble pipes
A partridge
8 different olives
Masses and masses of lemon jelly???
Premier Champagne (he's teetotal) I drink Cava
Popcorn (with sour cream and chives Heresy
the whole biscuit aisle
a farking Heston Blumenthrill cake (£25!!!???)
a crate of festive cheeses
8lb gammon
salmon
bike helmet
fancy bubble bath
posh candles (that smell)

Please share with me tales of bizarre shopping to take off the edge..

PS.. I am still laughing every time I open up the fridge...(which has hardly anything in it)

heheh I bet it's a big ruse Living!

he's saving the stocking stuff until the kids are in bed....my sides will ache too much I fear.

He has just said to me "I just wanted to give you all the treats you we never have and spoil you me as we work so hard all year, I hope I did alright".... awww

Loving this thread

My DH insists on a list if he ever does any food shopping, and even then he misses half the stuff, so I have great admiration for your DHs inventiveness!!

I got a funny look from DH the other day- was making pate and the food processor died, so had to send him out to get a new one. When he asked if there was anything else I needed, I said, yes, a pomegranate. "So that's a food processor and...a pomegranate then?" Bet your DH wouldn't have queried the pomegranate. In fect, I bet you've already got one, haven't you, OP ?

oLIVES TUMBLED IN FENNELL {grin} Absolutely {grin}

erm, I hate to ask this, but how often does your husband go shopping?

I still need to know about the lemon jelly.

Have you mentioned in the past that your life is sadly lacking in lemon jelly?

Sorry have to mark my place to check back to see the stocking fillers.

redtoothbrush
lemon jelly will be nice and light after all that heavy food :-) was what he said
he NEVER does the food shop.
I need to know what the stocking fillers will be.

meggle - we do need photos. I looked on your photos and saw a handsome man (surely not 'the one' of whom we speak? ) and gorgeous children. But I await the forthcoming pear tree photo!

Here's me thinking DH's transgression, buying pastrami, not pancetta for the spouts was bad... though the spell checker gives me 'cetacean' for 'pancetta' so I should be grateful I did not fry my sprouts through with Minke whale, hey?

Shamelessly marking place for stocking filler update later

Same.

"and the BEST...shampoo...
My dh has no hair....
"dammit, I thought this was bubble bath" More???"

That made me actually LOL.

DH has been bringing home bits of shopping and all have been very sensible. I feel cheated .

this thread has made me laugh and laugh, I simply must learn about the stocking fillers!

Meggle I have been in bed with a virus all w/e in between bursts of energy to try & prepare somewhat for tomorrow.

Your lovely DH has made me giggle so much I have cried.

Meggle..i think you and your dh have added some laughter to a lot of households tonight. What a great gift. Merry Christmas x

I suppose the next obvious question is

Will you be letting him do the shopping again?

Lovely thread, lovely attitude OP.
Thank you for not being furious and ranty and for making me laugh. Which doesn't often happen to me on a MN/partner thread.
Two words though, for next time. Shopping list.

We sent the DCs to Poundland with a tenner each and told them to bust a gut buying their presents for all the relatives. They had a wonderful time (imagine being let loose in a shop and knowing you can buy anything, and the relatives are certainly going to be getting some Christmas surprises .

n.b. this is in addition to 'proper' gifts plus homemade truffles.

He sounds a sweetie and so do you. Have a lovely Christmas.

Thank you so much for this! Hilarious - have been reading it out to DH and crying with laughter. Fabulous

this has made me laugh out loud OP I had to read it out to DH as he thought I was going a bit insane! Merry Christmas to you and your family.

This is why men should never, ever approach a "big" shop solo, or at the very least without a list.

I once sent dp (whom I hasten to add had lived alone for a few years before me) to the supermarket for the shopping when I was ill in bed with a rotten virus. It wasn't Christmas thankfully.

He came back with:

A medium chicken
A box of 6 large eggs
A small bag of spuds
12 lagers.

That was it. For a week's shopping

I always write a comprehensive list now, including what shop to buy it from and in what aisle. I've gone so far as to describe packaging before as well.

"Men" should never?

Megg am loving the updates

Now waits with baited breath for the stocking fillers